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CLIL History of Art

3 There are many theories about the original function of Stonehenge. Read the text. What three theories are mentioned?

What was Stonehenge for?1 Stonehenge faces the direction of the midsummer

sunrise and the first rays of sun shine into the centre of the monument. Stonehenge was a temple to the sun.

2 The stones line up with solstices and equinoxes and also predict events such as eclipses. Stonehenge was an astronomical calculator.

3 There are more than 400 people buried near the monument. Stonehenge was a burial ground.

However, there is no conclusive evidence for any of these theories.

Check 4 True, False, or Doesn’t Say? Write T, F or DS.

Correct the false sentences.

1 Stonehenge faces the direction of the midsummer sunrise.

2 Stonehenge was a place for sunbathing.

3 The stones line up with astronomical events.

4 Stonehenge was a religious monument and not an astronomical calculator.

5 All of these theories are correct.

Listening 5 a T4 23 Listen to an archaeologist talking

about a stone circle in Italy. Answer the questions.

1 What’s the name of the circle?

2 Where is it?

3 What’s its diameter?

4 How many stones are there today?

5 Is it always visible?

b In pairs. Check your answers.

A What is the name of the circle?

B It’s called…

Writing Portfolio

6 Write a similar webpage (75–100 words) describing an example of prehistoric art or architecture in Italy. Find out more using the Internet or text books. Include this information:

What is it and where is it?

Who built it and how?

What did people use it for?

Stone circles

Warm-up

1 In pairs. Match the prehistoric monuments (A–D) to the places (1–4). Which do you think is the oldest?

1 Malta 3 Sardinia

2 England 4 Ireland

A

Stone circle

B

Nuraghe

C

Dolmen

D

Temple

Reading 2 Read the webpage about Stonehenge. Write

the headings in the correct places (A–D).

Who built it? Where is it? How did they build it? What is it?

Stonehenge

A Stonehenge is a megalithic monument, built between 3,100BC and 2,000BC. It consists of a series of earth, wood, and stone structures.

B It is situated on Salisbury Plain in the south of England.

C A mystery! Was it the Druids? Was it aliens?

D Another mystery! Some stones come from over 300km away and weigh up to 26 tons.

How did primitive people transport these huge stones, before the invention of the wheel?

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